POL101Y1 Lecture 10: Class K
30 Aug 2016
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France and germany recovered from the war and entered three decades of prosperity. Because of disaster of ww2, reconfigure institutions to solve problems. Differences btwn three countries is a function of institutions. Vast majority of social problems are resolved, caused, exasperated by institutions. Famine caused by institutions (failure of delivery of food) Famines only occur in non-democracies non-democratic are less efficient. Europe has multiple meanings: a shifting geographical and spatial entity, as an idea. South and east greece as a core of europe: political and economic power. 1914 to 1945: eclipse of europe (most powerful continent) 1945 europe"s war: europe as a process. 4 ds of germany: denazify, demilitarise, decentralise, deconcentrate. Key figure in post war france was charles de gaulle. Created powerful but false myth that everyone resisted. Made a plea for centralised institutions and a strong executive: ignored by the third republic which adopted pr, a strong legislature and a weak president.
